Pygmalion: Bernard Shaw Classic That Inspired My Fair Lady

Pompous London linguist Henry Higgins believes he can turn even the lowest-speaking gutter-snipe into a well bred lady, and dirt poor flower girl Eliza Doolittle puts him to the test in Pygmalion, the George Bernard Shaw's comedy about class, identity and transformation that inspired the hit musical My Fair Lady. Presented by the Sound Theatre Company, which specializes in plays that center on the role of language, Pygmalion features Frank Lawler as Henry Higgins and Carolyn Marie Monroe as Eliza Doolittle.

Reviews & Ratings

Shaw is one of my favorite playwrights, and Pygmalion is one of my favorite plays. We were very excited at the prospect of seeing the production, and we were not one bit disappointed. The cast was marvellous. Their accents were impeccable, and their command of Shaw's wordy language was fabulous. The one piece of staging with which I disagreed was that of the first appearance of Alfred Doolittle. I thought he was constantly speaking upstage and therefore difficult to understand. His second appearance was much better blocked. A thoroughly delightful experience of a very well-produced play!

The actors were outstanding, the costumes superb, the sets very ambitious for a small theater and the entire production was exceptionally professional. I have recommended it to numerous people as they are a credit to Shaw!

It took sometimes to immerse myself to the play, because of the movie, My Fair Lady's images kept popped in and out in my head. However, it did not take too long before I started to enjoy Pygmalion. Enjoyed great acting by the veteran actors....continued

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Following Sound Theatre Company’s critically acclaimed productions of The Belle of Amherst, Top Girls, and Shakespeare’s _Troilus and Cressida _among others, _Pygmalion _builds on STC’s tradition of presenting plays which center on the role of language in our lives.